Hailey Boehner

“And through all the misery, she said that some of us in this lifetime experience a moment of beauty beyond reckoning. I asked her what that was, and she said, "If you're one of the lucky ones, you'll know it when you see it. You'll understand why the gods have made you suffer. Because that moment's reward will make your knees weak and everything you've suffered in life will pale in comparison.”
― Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn

“Bye, Felicia.”
― Pierce Brown, Morning Star

“What if she's all I give you in this life of ours, my love?" she asked quietly.
"Then I'll shout at the goddess in fury," he said fiercely. "I'll beg to know why I've been given so much when other men have so little.”
― Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn

“Do I have to be here to belong to you?' Froi asked. 'Can't I belong to you wherever I am?”
― Melina Marchetta, Quintana of Charyn